2005 News Archive

  • 12.15.2005

    Coalition Calls Upon Congress to Pass Medicare Value Purchasing Act

  • 12.08.2005

    John Tooker, M.D., Named to NCQA Board of Directors

  • 11.21.2005

    New NCQA Standards Evaluate How Health Plans Measure Physician, Hospital Performance

  • 11.09.2005

    NCQA Certifies GE Healthcare Record-Keeping Software to Help Track Diabetes Care

  • 11.04.2005

    NCQA Makes Plan-Specific Medicaid Data Available

  • 10.20.2005

    Nine Software Vendors Seek Certification for HEDIS® 2006

  • 10.17.2005

    NCQA Highlights Plans that Excel at Providing Patients with Information About Their Care

  • 10.03.2005

    NCQA Report Shows Health Care Quality Up, But Enrollment Down in Plans that Report on Performance

  • 09.28.2005

    SCAI, NCQA Partner to Hold Landmark Conference on Measuring Quality and Introducing Complex Therapies

  • 09.21.2005

    Is Better Health Care Less Expensive? NCQA Tool Shows Costs Fall, Productivity Rises As Quality of Care Improves

  • 09.15.2005

    New NCQA Reports Help People with Chronic Illnesses Select Health Plan

  • 09.13.2005

    NCQA Program Urges Doctors to Adopt Health Information Technology

  • 09.12.2005

    NCQA, U.S. News & World Report to Collaborate on “America's Best Health Plans”

  • 09.09.2005

    NCQA’s O’Kane Calls on Congress to Push Medicare Pay-for-Performance

  • 08.16.2005

    Virginia, DC Medicaid Programs Expand Use of NCQA’s Tools For Public Reporting, Quality Improvement

  • 08.09.2005

    NQF Endorses AMA/Physician Consortium and NCQA Quality Measures

  • 08.04.2005

    NCQA to Develop Program That Will Help Improve Care for 31 Million Individuals With Chronic Back Pain

  • 08.01.2005

    New NCQA Standards Promote Wellness, Preventions; 56 Health Plans Schedule Surveys

  • 07.28.2005

    NCQA’s Quality Compass® Goes Online For 2005; Three-Year Trended Data Now Available

  • 07.18.2005

    New Online NCQA Reports Show How Well Health Plans Treat Key Illnesses

  • 07.11.2005

    NCQA Updates Disease Management Standards; Public Comment Through August 10

  • 07.07.2005

    NCQA Releases HEDIS® 2006; New Measures Address Overuse, Follow-Up

  • 06.29.2005

    NCQA Lauds Medicare Value Purchasing Act Legislation

  • 05.31.2005

    NCQA Releases 2004 Annual Report: The Future in Focus

  • 05.25.2005

    National Committee for Quality Assurance and Pfizer Inc Publish Best Practices for Managing Diabetes

  • 05.24.2005

    NCQA to Certify Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems; Certification Based on Compatibility with Diabetes Program

  • 05.16.2005

    NCQA Lauds National Quality Forum Endorsement of Ambulatory Measures

  • 04.11.2005

    Pfizer to Support NCQA Effort to Help Buyers Choose Health Coverage Based on Value

  • 04.04.2005

    Tennessee Requires Medicaid Managed Care Plans to Earn NCQA Accreditation by End of 2006

  • 03.18.2005

    Physicians, Business, Government & Industry Embrace Common Strategy to Improve Health Care: Pay-for-Performance

  • 03.15.2005

    Health Care Quality Bridges Political Divide — Clinton, Gingrich Accept 2005 Health Quality Awards

  • 03.11.2005

    NCQA to Support CMS Program to Improve Chronic Care

  • 03.02.2005

    NCQA Promotes Physician and Hospital Measurement, Care Management with New Draft Requirements

  • 02.22.2005

    HEDIS® 2006 Draft Measures Focus on Overuse; Monitoring, Follow-up Visits Also Addressed

  • 02.08.2005

    NCQA Wins 3-Year Contract to Review Massachusetts HMO, PPO Plans

  • 02.02.2005

    NCQA, ABIM to Align Requirements, Share Data; Agreement will Allow Joint Application for Maintaining Board Certification, Recognition

  • 01.31.2005

    Seven Software Vendors Receive NCQA’s HEDIS Software Certification

  • 01.27.2005

    NCQA Issues Member Connections Standards; Focus on Service, Self-Management

  • 01.13.2005

    Robert J. Margolis, M.D., Names Chairman-Elect of NCQA Board of Directors

  • 01.12.2005

    Thirty-Nine Health Plans Pledge Early Participation in NCQA’s New “Quality Plus” Program

  • 01.05.2005

    Privacy Certification for Business Associates Program Awards Certification to American Healthways

Current NCQA Headlines

  • 1.12.12

    Early Adopters Are First to Seek ACO Accreditation From NCQA

  • 12.21.11

    Pediatric Practices Help Fuel Growth of Medical Homes

  • 12.19.11

    National Committee for Quality Assurance and Pfizer Inc Publish Strategies to Improve Health Care Quality Through Patient Engagement


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